a day in the life of the gilded bee

scarlet

2011-05-11T10:36:00.000-07:00

spring fling sale @ the gilded bee

2011-05-05T17:17:00.001-07:00

time for a little spring sale at The Gilded Bee Shoppe!

Use coupon code: GBSPRINGFLING20 For 20% off your entire order!!! :)
@ http://www.etsy.com/shop/thegildedbee

**Sale valid through May 31st**

Paper Garden Clip art kit @ kitschy digitals

2011-05-04T17:01:00.000-07:00

image courtesy of jessicasprague.com

Yay! Here is another kit a la the gilded bee and Danielle of Kitschy Digitals!

http://www.jessicasprague.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tabs.tpl&product_id=1349&category_id=64&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=333

a Pink Rose

2011-05-03T13:36:00.001-07:00

Clara's Kit

2011-05-02T18:39:00.001-07:00

My favorite sort of gift, is the sort that truly is a gift, and totally unexpected.
I tend to forget to send birthday and Christmas and other holiday gifts.
I often send birthday presents a month after the actual date.
This gift is for a small person, my cousin, whom I haven't met, but have heard of,
she is quite imaginative and fanciful, and I created this kit with the idea of supplying interesting pretty things that are made for creating and crafting...

1. start with a hinged wood box...

2. paper the inside of the box with this super-cool adhesive fabric!

3. Add some bright modelling clay...

4. add a miniature wooden rolling pin for rolling clay...

5. Glitter!

and a nice tablet of thick watercolor paper...

and a rainbow of paints...

beautiful sticky butterflies...

and a very large, glittery feather butterfly...

Top with a fabulous uber-pink wide ribbon,
I hope these are a surprise and an enjoyable one. :)

just pink

2011-05-01T14:48:00.001-07:00

feature @ creature comforts

2011-04-30T10:29:00.001-07:00

image courtesy of Creaturecomfortsblog.com

I'm just delighted to be featured in this Creature Comforts post!:
:):):)
http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2011/4/29/etsy-finds-faves-mums-the-word.html

very vintage

2011-04-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

watercolors

2011-04-28T15:11:00.000-07:00

3 posies

2011-04-27T17:47:00.001-07:00

some posie samples

2011-04-26T10:06:00.000-07:00

a petunia

2011-04-25T16:53:00.000-07:00

rose + dahlia

2011-04-24T10:28:00.000-07:00

pinky

2011-04-23T16:47:00.001-07:00

new Kitschy Digital Kit:: the jewel butterflies

2011-04-22T13:38:00.001-07:00

image courtesy of jessicasprague.com

These digital lovelies a collaboration between the gilded bee and Danielle (the creator of the clips) of Kitschy Digitals.

Here is the lovely jewel toned butterfly clip art kit:

http://www.jessicasprague.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tabs.tpl&product_id=1283&category_id=64&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=333

happy creating! ;)

canary dahlia

2011-04-21T14:45:00.001-07:00

Rose Party Sequel:: the gilded bee @ pugly pixel

2011-04-20T17:30:00.001-07:00

image courtesy of puglypixel.com

Katrina of Pugly Pixel has created another set of lovely clip art freebies= treats esp. for you :):)

to see and perhaps create something special with these clips, just drop by pugly pixel:
http://www.puglypixel.com/2011/04/16/the-gilded-bee-rose-party-sequel-free-download/

sapphire + violet tinsel spools

2011-04-19T18:13:00.000-07:00

pretty+sparkly,
2 more tinsels for the shoppe...

glitter glue

2011-04-18T18:03:00.000-07:00

green + blue tinsel spools

2011-04-17T20:00:00.000-07:00

more lovely tinsel for the shoppe...

silver + gold tinsel spools

2011-04-16T10:36:00.000-07:00

more tinsel for the shoppe...

pinky tinsel spools

2011-04-15T20:07:00.001-07:00

more spools of pretty for the shoppe...

more pom spools

2011-04-14T22:19:00.000-07:00

more yum ;)

pom spools pt. 1

2011-04-13T12:54:00.001-07:00

I really love wood spools, and am happy to find any excuse to wrap something nice around them, today, I have made some with wired pom trim for the shoppe...

rainbow and red

2011-04-12T17:31:00.000-07:00

lilac + feathers

2011-04-11T18:22:00.001-07:00

the librarian had a jump rope embellish kit

2011-04-10T17:58:00.000-07:00

Yay! a new kit for the shoppe...

slate blue labels

2011-04-09T16:36:00.001-07:00

happy

2011-04-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

green + crepe

2011-04-07T16:17:00.000-07:00

candy pink

2011-04-06T08:04:00.001-07:00

lovely+color

satin lace + organza ribbons pt. 2

2011-04-05T14:16:00.000-07:00

more pretties in 4 more colors...

satin lace + organza ribbons pt. 1

2011-04-04T09:29:00.002-07:00

yum new ribbons for the shoppe...

just peachy...

2011-04-04T09:29:00.001-07:00

These two ribbons are quite wide, have the most lovely texture, and tie into fabulous bows, I'm so tempted to hoarde them all to myself, but I did add some to the shoppe...

the Striped ribbon pt. 6

2011-04-02T16:45:00.001-07:00

I'm on a roll-more new stripes for the shoppe...

the Striped ribbon pt. 5

2011-04-01T16:08:00.000-07:00

fresh pretties for the shoppe...

the Striped ribbon pt. 4

2011-03-31T14:52:00.000-07:00

More lovely ribbons! :)

the Striped ribbon pt. 3

2011-03-30T18:15:00.000-07:00

In the course of my treasure hunting, I found a number of what appear to be very vintage ribbons of a better quality than the usual type, these first two are some of them.

the Striped ribbon pt. 2

2011-03-29T13:57:00.001-07:00

more lovely ribbons for the shoppe...

the Striped ribbon pt. 1

2011-03-28T09:50:00.000-07:00

I have been starting to add new trims to the shoppe, these pretty striped ones are the first...

more hues cello raffia

2011-03-27T12:38:00.000-07:00

I added some more spools of cello raffia ribbon to the shoppe...

cello raffia

2011-03-26T11:51:00.000-07:00

I just added these spools of lovely crinkly ribbon to the shoppe...

apricot raffia

2011-03-25T10:09:00.001-07:00

tiny spools of happy colour

2011-03-24T21:49:00.001-07:00

These are so cute, about 5/8" tall, wound with about 9 ft. of cotton twine,
I added these (and will add some other new twines very soon) to the shoppe...

Sorbet Dahlias

2011-03-23T16:15:00.001-07:00

These are such pretty little things,
I thought a mixed dahlia bunch would be nice, and have added some to the shoppe...

Lucite + glitter

2011-03-22T14:43:00.001-07:00

Beautiful flowers, a gift from a very generous friend who sent them to me after finding the treasure at tinsel trading co.
I usually have a reasonable turnover rate of my personal supplies---but these, I will hoarde these all to myself.

Candy mix double Forget me nots

2011-03-21T19:15:00.001-07:00

Here is another new flower bunch for the shoppe: the candy mix forget me nots,
I am somewhat addicted to all of these colors, and thought they would look lovely together. :)

Raspberry Ranunculus

2011-03-20T19:27:00.000-07:00

More hand-painted cute-ness, these are some new flowers I made for the shoppe...

The Painterly Butterflies

2011-03-19T11:59:00.001-07:00

These I love--new for the shoppe--they are handpainted, and there are a limited amount of sets created.

The Sorbet Butterfly Sampler

2011-03-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

I have been working on some new butterflies for the Shoppe, these are the first of quite a few fresh sets...

Pink lemonade ribbon

2011-03-17T22:01:00.000-07:00

lovely color~ from my personal hoarde of trims

In the Secret Garden Kit

2011-03-16T18:59:00.000-07:00

I just completed making a pretty new kit for the shoppe...

spring green

2011-03-15T13:12:00.000-07:00

hearts on a string

2011-03-14T20:10:00.000-07:00

The heart keychain: Project no. 1 I made using the new toys...

the finished project...

Its new residence, on the small zipper of the American tourister.

jewels of a sort

2011-03-13T20:14:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist ordering some of these pretties bound for a variety of projects...

I love the vintage copper chain...

rainbow dots::shipping boxes

2011-03-12T12:56:00.001-08:00

A little while ago, I got some new white shipping boxes in the mail.
I dug out a pile of stamps and a handful of inks and went to work creating some new shipping boxes for the shoppe...

the American tourister

2011-03-11T11:17:00.001-08:00

My yummy new vintage bag...
perfect for stuffing crafting goods and parcels and books into...

I think it is supposed to be a piece of luggage, it's heavy.

pretty

2011-03-10T20:58:00.000-08:00

Pugly Pixel: lovely free clip art kit: English Rose Party

2011-03-09T19:50:00.000-08:00

{image courtesy of puglypixel.com}

The lovely Katrina of Pugly Pixel has created a free download composed of trims and flower clip art esp. for creating,
to see the post and to get some cuties for yourself,
just go here: :)

http://www.puglypixel.com/2011/03/09/the-gilded-bee-english-rose-party-free-download/

spring is the thing kit

2011-03-08T15:49:00.000-08:00

I've been working on some new kits for the shoppe, this is the first of several I have to list...

little keys

2011-03-07T20:02:00.000-08:00

So cute...I just added these to the shoppe...

Silver

2011-03-06T20:14:00.000-08:00

Frosted Chrysanthemums

2011-03-05T18:29:00.001-08:00

yum.
these little cabs are chrysanthemums, they do look a bit like candies though...

Bubble Gum Wings

2011-03-04T11:48:00.000-08:00

Sequin Trim

2011-03-03T11:39:00.000-08:00

These are new trims for the shoppe, they are so bright and sparkly, I took a bit to figure out a good way to photograph all of those facets to show the texture, this cake stand worked well...

reddest

2011-03-02T09:04:00.000-08:00

mint

2011-03-01T18:22:00.001-08:00

Pastel Butterflies

2011-02-28T12:13:00.001-08:00

I made some fresh pastel butterflies...

gold

2011-02-27T10:03:00.000-08:00

like a cherry

2011-02-26T10:20:00.000-08:00

pure color

2011-02-25T08:33:00.000-08:00

rose charms

2011-02-24T15:25:00.001-08:00

Some lovely new rose charms/ beads for the shoppe...

pink

2011-02-23T07:52:00.000-08:00

Prize Ribbon Kit in a Tin

2011-02-22T10:09:00.000-08:00

I made these cuties as a one of a kind kit for the shoppe, I love prize ribbons, and thought that it would be fun to recreate in the form of heavy cardstock...

Vintage Paper Lace Ribbon

2011-02-21T17:20:00.000-08:00

I *love* this trim.
It is vintage, and the colors are wonderful.

Blue and Tangerine Posies

2011-02-20T16:21:00.001-08:00

I made two more...

Pink and Pastel Yellow Posies

2011-02-19T11:43:00.001-08:00

here are a few more lucite posies I made for the shoppe...

confectionery butterfly mix

2011-02-18T09:21:00.000-08:00

Here is another set of butterflies for the shoppe...

pastel mix butterflies

2011-02-17T09:15:00.001-08:00

I've been intending to stock some assortments of butterflies in the shoppe for a while, now I have some in the works, this one is the first...

ribbons

2011-02-16T17:32:00.001-08:00

Mixed Lucite Millinery Flowers

2011-02-15T11:59:00.000-08:00

These look so much like candy.
These are the first of several lucite posies that I'll be listing today and {this week?}...

10 pretty things

2011-02-14T11:13:00.001-08:00

My little flowers have been featured today! :):)
http://www.10prettythings.com/2011/02/10-pretty-millinery-flowers.html
To see the post and to check out all of the other lovely posts, wonder over here:
http://www.10prettythings.com/
thank you Katrina! ;)

Double Forget me Nots

2011-02-13T10:09:00.000-08:00

More flowers for the shoppe: Double Forget me not's,
these are so much like the vintage ones I have been admiring for so long.

Daisies

2011-02-12T18:26:00.001-08:00

Daisies are such "happy" flowers. :)
New for the shoppe. :)

Petite Dahlias

2011-02-11T09:55:00.000-08:00

More fresh flowers for the shoppe, these are a new style...so cute :) :)

millinery roses in 3 shades

2011-02-10T14:26:00.001-08:00

More cuties for the shoppe :)

the glass bead twine

2011-02-09T10:22:00.000-08:00

gorgeous...
I spotted something like this twine in some vintage wares in a book, and thought it was really cool and unusual.
Weeeell, I managed to track some down for ye olde shoppe...
I have 5 colors at this time, bubble gum, cherry, cream, chocolate, and blue...
All wound up on their own wooden spool. :)

Rainbow Twine Spool Sampler

2011-02-08T09:57:00.001-08:00

I have been intending to make a twine sampler using small hardwood spools, now I have made one. This one has lots of juicy color, which is something I have been chasing after while I wish for the longer days, warmth and growth of the spring season.

Sweetheart Roses

2011-02-07T09:50:00.000-08:00

I love these. :)
This is one of my favorite color combinations (very valentines day).
These are also going into the shoppe. :)

mixed gerbera daisies

2011-02-06T14:06:00.001-08:00

so pretty...
I just listed these cuties in the shoppe too...

mixed petite daisies

2011-02-05T15:08:00.001-08:00

I've had (so many!) this and many, many other projects in the works, these are the first among many millinery items I have listed in the shoppe.

even more washi

2011-02-04T13:28:00.001-08:00

So pretty.
I love these. :)
Now to make that tape dispenser to hold all of the goods...

the birdcage

2011-02-03T19:25:00.001-08:00

I have been saving some little vintage flocked birds for a special project.
I found the perfect one.
I have been observing some lights/lamps that look like birdcages, I thought that they looked really cool, however, the glare of the lightbulb would be a bit bright.
I decided to make one anyway.
First, I found an appliance light bulb (7 watts?) --it's very cute, and just right for the job.
I got some 0.25 inch wire screen (I think the normal use is landscape related) and looped the cut edges over the opposite edge to form a sort of column, and then secured it to the light cord with some wire.

To form perches, I snipped some wooden skewers to fit the cage, and tacked with a little glue.

the cream and shell bouquet

2011-02-02T20:03:00.001-08:00

I have been working on a custom flower order, and thought that these were too pretty not to take some photo's

millinery bits

2011-02-01T13:25:00.000-08:00

lovely millinery bits and pieces

more washi

2011-01-31T07:11:00.000-08:00

I bought some more washi tapes...
yes, I do have a tape addiction
I love recieving these sorts of parcels in the mail

jar of cuteness

2011-01-30T10:29:00.000-08:00

pink and red vintage millinery bits

2011-01-29T10:41:00.001-08:00

These are some of my favorites, and ones that I am unlikely to part with anytime soon...

blue trims

2011-01-28T09:00:00.001-08:00

a little washi

2011-01-27T10:35:00.000-08:00

I have been in a tape mood.
So, I got these little rolls to add to my collection.
These are so perfect for valentines...